Man Arrested After Stabbing In Long Beach: Police Say

LONG BEACH, CA — A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in the East Village neighborhood of Long Beach, police say.

Darien Robert Barrett, 31, was booked into jail on counts of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats, the Long Beach Police Department said

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun in the 600 block of East Broadway just after 7 p.m., police said, adding that the incident was later determined to be an assault with a deadly weapon.

When officers arrived, they found a person with non-life-threatening stab wounds, police said.

Rescuers with the Long Beach Fire Department took the victim to a hospital, police said.

Initial investigation shows the victim was in an altercation with Barrett, who police say then stabbed the victim.

Officers arrested Barrett, who is being held on $50,000 bail, according to police.

An investigation is ongoing, police said.